Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Calls In Oman Signaling Possible Easing of Sanctions Concerns 

After more than six months at sea sanctioned LNG carrier La Perouse has entered the Omani port of Duqm. It is the first time that a Russian LNG carrier, part of the so-called ‘shadow-fleet’, has entered a foreign port. Around a dozen other shadow fleet LNG carriers remain scattered idling in waters of the Arctic, the Mediterranean and the Pacific. 

The port call could signal the beginning of a shift in attitude by foreign ports toward sanctioned Russia LNG carriers. During the past twelve months the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Energy resources had in quick succession sanctioned hundreds of vessels and vessel owners. Much of the effort to restrict Russia’s LNG capabilities was driven by Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt. He has since resigned fr…